Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-15

failed 10 slip entirely. Had the moose
slipped CIuyerius's feet would In all pro-
bability have touched the ground before
life was extinct. The galows worked per
ioetly, but a silk rope Is not good for hang
ing, II this one was a fair specimen.
HIS NECK BROKEN.
Asit took Cluyerius ten minutes IN die.
many persons were iOclined 10 the opinion
that death was caused by sirangulation in
stead OF his neck being broken. DIR. Op'
penheimer was asked about 1t. lie said,
from the examination that he had been
able t9 make while the body was sus.
pended, he had no doubt that the
neck was broken. The other ply
sicians. including the two from the aims
bouse. were OF the same opinion. A gen
tleuan who was at the undertaker's shop
in the afternoon made a close examination
OF the body, end states that the neck was
certainly broken. lie moved the head, and
could both feel where the meek was broken
and hear the bones rattle. The strangula.
ton, IL il stated, was but the natural re-
suit of death by hanging.
WITNESSES To THE EXECUTION.
The law requires that tselye "respecta'
bic citizens" shall witness an execution.
In accordance with this requirement Mr..
Smith had summoned the following gentle
men: Clifford l.. Hewitt, j. b. Winter, II.
5. Casey, j. II. Mittendori, John NJ
Hulcher. r. +. Glover, John J. Powell,
A.Y. Stokes. Jr., George Gaines, Ii. =.
Allen, and Andrew Krause.
Body Taken nOVp and Removed.
The body remained suspended for TWEEN
ty.six minutes, when the moose was cut by
Deputy Allen and the body taken down by
the undertlker, l.. T. Cbristian, Esq, as
sisted by Captain James +. Phillips and
others, and placed in a coffin.
The lid was screwed down, and the re-
mains were conveyed to the outer gate OF
the prison by Mr.. Joseph Middendori, Mr.
l.. r. Christian, Captain W. {. Wilkinson,
and Mr.. Charles Leon Straus, and placed in
a covered wagon and taken to the under
taking.rooms OF Mr.. l.. 7. Christian, 1915
east Broad street, where they were de-
posited in room. The wagon was fol-
lowed by hundreds OF persons, eager to
get n glimpse OF even the casket in which
the body OF this wonderful man was.
LOOKED NATURAL.
The moose having failed 10 slip, the knot
went above the lett side OF his head and
caused il TO be in a rather one-sided posi-
ton. At first, near where the rope was press
ing, turned pale, hut 1t soon became slightly
purple, and finally red and almost black.
The rope cut very deep into the right side
OF the neck, on which hung his entire
weight. When it was cut IL required quite
a hard pull to draw it out Of the flesh. and
the neck looked terribly bad. The body
was placed i'm the coffin without taking oil
the cap or uncOvering the face, so there was
no opportunity given any one at the jail to
see his face. A Dispatch reporter called at
Mr.. Christians office, but was declined ad-
mission. A gentleman who was there in
the afternoon, however, says that the corpse
looked very natural and the face was with
out spot or splotch; and that Mr. Chris
tan, who was embalming the body, said
that he would be able to destroy the color
about where the rope bruised the neck.
BODY TO BE CARRIED TO MRS. TUNsTALL ;
HOME.
MIR. Christian was asked at the jail IL any
arrangement had been made with him about
buryiug the body. He replied Affirmative
ly, :" have plain coffin here. | will pnt
the body I'm it and take it to my Office,
where a fine rosewood caSket awaits it."
His body will leave here to-day on the
YoIk-Rivcr train. Accompanying it will
be his aunt, Mrs. Tunstall, his brother VIII
lie. and several friends. 1t will be buried
in the old family bury yng-ground on Mrs.
Tunstalrs farm near Little Plymouth, in
King and Queen county.